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Malachi taught us that God showed love for His people & that the people did not return that love.
Ephesians will follow a similar path and exhort the church to recognize God’s love.
Author: Paul
1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God...”
Apostles are appointed by Jesus
Paul is the only apostle to not be taught by Jesus directly, but is still called by Jesus in Acts 9 and confirmed by Ananias (Acts 9:10-19) and Barnabas (Acts 9:26-27).
His position is by the will of God alone.
3:1 “For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles...”
Paul has spent 3 years in Ephesus.
~52-57 A.D.
Paul is now under house arrest in Rome ~62 A.D.
Within the next 5 years he would be martyred in Rome.
Audience: The saints in Ephesus
The words “in Ephesus” do not appear in three of the earliest manuscripts, but there are far more manuscripts, gathered from a wide geographical area, that do include these words.
It is typical of Paul to mention the destination.
The title “To the Ephesians” appears in all manuscripts.
No references to specific saints nor enemies of the faith, as would be found in many other epistles.
Likely a letter passed around for a few local congregations & then it would have been circulated over a larger area.
Content:
Chapters 1-3 affirm doctrine
Chapters 4-6 practical application
Context:
Written to a church that has been encouraged to reject false & evil teachers.
(Acts 20:17-35)
Written to a church that has heard the “whole council of God.”
Comparison:
Many similarities to other Epistles.
(We will see these verse by verse!)
Some important differences.
(This highlights important subjects.)
How we will study:
We may be in 1:1-2:10 for ten weeks.
There is tremendous depth that is worthy of close consideration!
There will be small group study & discussion.
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